10 Tips: The Consummate Kitchen

Designer Gary Paul reveals how to make your kitchen function to the max and still look stylish.

1. Zone your kitchen according to functions and account for every task. This includes food preparation, eating, cleanup and storage. Don't forget areas for scrubbing potatoes as well as pots, taking a coffee break, surfing the Net, dining alone or entertaining a group. A good design will accommodate all of these functions.

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